1. Bacterial coinfection in critically ill COVID-19 patients with severe pneumonia
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Muriel Fartoukh, Marion Teulier, Alexandre Elabbadi, Grigoris T. Gerotziafas, Matthieu Turpin, Guillaume Voiriot, Service d'Anesthésie réanimation [CHU Tenon], CHU Tenon [AP-HP], Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP), Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CR Saint-Antoine), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-CHU Saint-Antoine [AP-HP], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU), Service d'Hématologie biologique [CHU Tenon], Service des soins intensifs [CHU Tenon], Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-CHU Tenon [AP-HP], Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU), Groupe de recherche clinique CARMAS (Cardiovascular and Respiratory Manifestations of Acute lung injury and Sepsis) (CARMAS), Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-CHU Henri Mondor, Gestionnaire, HAL Sorbonne Université 5, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Sorbonne Université (SU), Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Sorbonne Université (SU), and Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-CHU Henri Mondor
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Male ,0301 basic medicine ,medicine.disease_cause ,law.invention ,Hospitals, University ,0302 clinical medicine ,law ,Prevalence ,030212 general & internal medicine ,[SDV.MHEP] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology ,Coronavirus disease 2019 ,Coinfection ,Bacterial Infections ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Intensive care unit ,Anti-Bacterial Agents ,3. Good health ,Intensive Care Units ,Infectious Diseases ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Staphylococcus aureus ,Female ,Microbiology (medical) ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Critical Illness ,030106 microbiology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Internal medicine ,Correspondence ,medicine ,Humans ,Infectious disease (athletes) ,Aged ,Bacteria ,SARS-CoV-2 ,business.industry ,COVID-19 ,Bacterial coinfection ,Pneumonia ,medicine.disease ,COVID-19 Drug Treatment ,Etiology ,business ,[SDV.MHEP]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology ,Respiratory tract - Abstract
International audience; Severe 2019 novel coronavirus infectious disease (COVID-19) with pneumonia is associated with high rates of admission to the intensive care unit (ICU). Bacterial coinfection has been reported to be rare. We aimed at describing the rate of bacterial coinfection in critically ill adult patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. All the patients with laboratory-confirmed severe COVID-19 pneumonia admitted to the ICU of Tenon University-teaching hospital, from February 22 to May 7th, 2020 were included. Respiratory tract specimens were obtained within the first 48 h of ICU admission. During the study period, 101 patients were referred to the ICU for COVID-19 with severe pneumonia. Most patients (n = 83; 82.2%) were intubated and mechanically ventilated on ICU admission. Overall, 20 (19.8%) respiratory tract specimens obtained within the first 48 h. Staphylococcus aureus was the main pathogen identified, accounting for almost half of the early-onset bacterial etiologies. We found a high prevalence of early-onset bacterial coinfection during severe COVID-19 pneumonia, with a high proportion of S. aureus. Our data support the current WHO guidelines for the management of severe COVID-19 patients, in whom antibiotic therapy directed to respiratory pathogens is recommended. Keywords Coronavirus disease 2019 • Bacterial coinfection • Staphylococcus aureus • Intensive care unit • Pneumonia Abbreviations COVID 19 Coronavirus infectious disease ICU Intensive care unit SAPSII Simplified acute physiology score SARS-CoV-2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment
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- 2021